function [memberValue] = getMember(pStructure, pMember, pDefaultValue) %GETMEMBER Returns the given member in the structure if existent, the given default value otherwise. % Checks for the existence of the member by using artoa.data.hasMember. % If the value exists, it will be returned. Otherwise it will return the % default value. % % Parameters: % pStructure (struct) The structure where the member is stored in. % pMember (cell) A 1D cell of chars, each entry representing the % level of the structure. % pDefaultValue (mixed) The default value that is returned if the % member does not exist. %% Initialization if nargin ~= 3 pDefaultValue = ''; end memberValue = pDefaultValue; %% Return member if it exists if ~artoa.data.hasMember(pStructure, pMember) return; end memberValue = pStructure; for i = 1:length(pMember) memberValue = memberValue.(pMember{i}); end end